National Guard Bureau Joint C4I Information Technology Conference 2010

PURPOSE

To bring Army National Guard, Air National Guard (ARNG and ANG) and our strategic partners together to review the various IT structures within, and related to, the National Guard's dual role (State and Federal), and to discuss opportunities for integrated solutions.

OUTCOME

The expected outcome of the conference is to share information and gain a better understanding of each other’s issues, allowing us to collaborate on potential combined solutions for the future.

CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

Participation in this conference is open to information technology, communications, and intelligence professionals as well as personnel whose responsibilities involve oversight or employment of these capabilities.

EXPOSITION

There will be over 300 information technology exhibitors showing the latest products appropriate for NGB.

WELCOME

Join us for the National Guard Bureau’s (NBG) Tenth Annual Joint Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Conference (JC4I) formally known as JITC and Exposition. Approximately 1,800 Guardsmen from all 54 States, Territories and the District of Columbia who work in Information Technology will be attending this important event.

The 2010 conference theme, "Joint Solutions-Turning Stovepipes into Clouds," focuses on enterprise solutions improving collaborating efforts for the future.

The purpose of the conference is to bring the ARNG, ANG and our strategic partners together to review the various IT structures within, and related to, the National Guard’s dual role (State and Federal), and discuss opportunities for integrated solutions. Participation in this conference is open to information technology, communications, intelligence, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) personnel. The expected outcome of the conference is to recognize the continued and ever expanding role of the Guard at all levels focusing on the Domestic Response role, as well as share information and gain a better understanding of each other’s issues, allowing us to collaborate on potential combined solutions for the future.

The conference includes an interesting variety of timely, relevant plenary and breakout sessions. There is no better forum for fostering interoperability and a shared vision among those who are involved with Information Technology for the National Guard.

The National Guard has provided this country’s Homeland Defense for over 370 years.  We have been a part of every war the Nation has fought and we are always at the forefront during state emergencies and disasters. In our roles for both combating the Global War on Terrorism and providing protection of the homeland, Information Technology is recognized as a vital enabler in the protection of our Nation.  As IT specialists for the National Guard, it is our duty to work together to use and adapt technology to defend our homeland.